Richard Harris

Richard Harris

Date of birth:	January 21, 1948(1948-01-21)
Place of birth:	Shreveport, Louisiana
Date of death:	July 26, 2011(2011-07-26) (aged 63)
Place of death:	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Career information
Position(s):	DE
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	260 lb (120 kg)
College:	Grambling State
NFL Draft:	1971 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Drafted by:	Philadelphia Eagles
Organizations
As coach:
1989 1991–1996 2000 2001–2004 2005 2006–2010 2011	Eastside Express (HC) Puget Sound Jets (HC) Portland Prowlers (HC) BC Lions (DL coach) Ottawa Renegades (DL coach) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (DL coach) Winnipeg Blue Bombers* *Asst. HC/DL coach
As player:
1971–1973 1974–1975 1976–1977	Philadelphia Eagles Chicago Bears Seattle Seahawks
Career highlights and awards
Honors:	All-American (1970) All-Rookie (1971)
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Richard Drew Harris (January 21, 1948 – July 26, 2011) was an American football defensive end who played seven seasons in the National Football League. He was and All-American in 1970 for Grambling and was drafted in the first round (5th overall pick) of the 1971 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. He was named All-Rookie in 1971, playing defensive end. Harris spent seven seasons as a defensive end in the NFL, the first three with the Philadelphia Eagles, the next two with the Chicago Bears and the final two with the Seattle Seahawks.

He was the assistant head coach and defensive line coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.^[1] Harris died on July 26, 2011.^[2]

References

This biographical article relating to an American football defensive lineman born in the 1940s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v d e